Politicians acting for the public good.. or for their benefit? Congressman Paul Ryan is not alone. Former Democrat Leader Tom Daschle lobbies to pass trans pacific trade pact for foreign countries.

Leading the way among TPP nations seeking to sway American policy makers is Japan, which signed up former Democratic Leader Tom Daschle’s firm as well as well-connected public relations firm DCI.

We won’t know the full extent of Mr. Daschle or DCI’s work on behalf of Japan until their next series of Foreign Agent Registration Act [FARA] disclosure reports are filed with the Department of Justice in a few months.